Dr. Marisa Sue Klein-gitelman MD MPH
Rheumatologist (Pediatric) | Pediatric Rheumatology
2300 Childrens Plaza #50 Chicago IL, 60614Rating
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Dr. Marisa Klein-gitelman practices Pediatric Rheumatology in Chicago, IL. Pediatric rheumatologists treat child patients who suffer from pain in the musculoskeletal system, have symptoms of arthritis, or an autoimmune disorder. Dr. Klein-gitelman evaluates and treats a variety of joint, muscle, and bone disorders; including autoimmune disorders, such as lupus, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, scleroderma, Kawasaki disease, post-infectious arthritis, chronic vasculitis, and inflammatory disorders of the muscle, eye, or other organs. Dr. Klein-gitelman also is trained in the evaluation of prolonged fever, unexplained complaints of chronic musculoskeletal pain, weakness, poor appetite, fatigue, and/or loss of function or skills.
Education and Training
Stanford Hosp And Clinics MD
Board Certification
PediatricsAmerican Board of PediatricsABP- Pediatric Rheumatology
Provider Details
Expert Publications
- Systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Lupus headaches in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: relationship to disease activity as measured by the systemic lupus erythematosus disease activity index (SLEDAI) and disease damage.
- Bone health in pediatric rheumatic disease.
- Cost of treatment of childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Corticosteroid use in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus-practice patterns at four pediatric rheumatology centers.
- Health-related quality of life and its relationship to patient disease course in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Prospective validation of the provisional criteria for the evaluation of response to therapy in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Pediatric SLE--towards a comprehensive management plan.
- Preliminary criteria for global flares in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
- A 14-year-old girl with cough and anemia.
- A 20-month-old boy with fever for 23 days.
- An adolescent girl with weight loss and syncope.
- Asymptomatic intracardiac mass in a 14-year-old girl with granulomatosis with polyangiitis: Case report.
- Randomized, double-blind, dose-escalation trial of triptorelin for ovary protection in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus.
- Neonatal Lupus: What We Have Learned and Current Approaches to Care.
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